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SteveG 
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 Topic: RIP Dave Swarbrick
Posted: July 09 2016 at 08:14 |
 BarryGlibb wrote:
When the stone is grown too cold to kneel
In crystal waters I'll be bound
Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheelNow be thankful for good things below
Now be thankful to your maker
For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe
In burning irons I'll be bound
Fierce as fire, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below
Now be thankful to your maker
For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know
RIP Swarb
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I couldn't have said it better. RIP Dave.
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dr wu23
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Posted: July 06 2016 at 13:57 |
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
Haquin
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Intruder
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Posted: July 06 2016 at 11:01 |
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Underrated and underappreciated.....he was the heart and soul of the Fairports.....no, he was at the heart of the Brit folk movement in general. An innovator, virtuoso and gentleman.....RIP, sir.
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I like to feel the suspense when you're certain you know I am there.....
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: June 22 2016 at 06:43 |
When the stone is grown too cold to kneel In crystal waters I'll be bound Cold as stone, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below
Now be thankful to your maker
For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know When the fire is grown too fierce to breathe
In burning irons I'll be bound
Fierce as fire, weary to the sounds upon the wheel Now be thankful for good things below
Now be thankful to your maker
For the rose, the red rose blooms for all to know
RIP Swarb
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moshkito
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Posted: June 05 2016 at 21:48 |
Hi,
Will always remember the absolutely massive and excellent fiddling in this man ... and his runs with Richard Thompson are always worth listening to. Quite a bunch of duets in those two ... superb music ...
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Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told!
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Man With Hat
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Posted: June 05 2016 at 21:41 |
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RIP
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Progosopher
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Posted: June 05 2016 at 21:34 |
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Another to look for when we all meet on the ledge.
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The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"
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Nightfly
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Posted: June 04 2016 at 11:42 |
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Sad news. RIP.
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Manuel
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Posted: June 04 2016 at 10:53 |
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May he rest in peace. Thank you for all the music.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: June 04 2016 at 07:55 |
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Loved Swarbrick. One of the major components of Fairport's classic lineup. His fiddling on Liege & Lief and the sound of his fiddle were major reasons I gravitated to Fairport at first.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...
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Quinino
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Posted: June 04 2016 at 07:08 |
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Time is flying by and we don't notice ... (hopefully)
I saw DS onstage with Fairport a few days after Demetrio (from Area) passed away, and that night they played a song in his hommage.
Oh boy, THIS WAS IN 1979 !!!!
RIP
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ClemofNazareth
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Posted: June 04 2016 at 05:03 |
Sounds like you lived through those salad days as a fan.
I discovered Fairport after the fact but recall some of the things Joe Boyd said about Swarbrick in Boyd's 'White Bicycles' autobiography, including how Dave coached Dave Pegg to get him hired as the band's bassist. Seems like he was a pretty cool dude who will be missed.
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"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
Albert Camus
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Flight123
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Posted: June 04 2016 at 04:34 |
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Sad to hear the passing of Dave Swarbrick. The early Fairport were regulars at Middle Earth, UFO, etc. appearing alongside Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. Swarb was behind the fusion of rock and folk that first came to fruition with 'A Sailor's Life' from Unhalfbricking. 'Sloth' from Full House is arguably the peak of 'prog folk'. In live performances, Swarb always caught the eye - I recall Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg forming a huddle on stage to let Swarb shine. Apparently, electrification gave Swarb hearing problems so after Fairport's demise in 1979, he never really worked again in a full rock context, but continued to produce excellent albums with musicians of the highest calibre.
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RIP Dave Swarbrick
